Hermez, Sami

Summary: "In 1967, Sireen Sawalha's mother, with her young children, walked back to Palestine against the traffic of exile. My Brother, My Land is the story of Sireen's family in the decades that followed and their lives in the Palestinian village of Kufr Ra'i. From Sireen's early life growing up in the shadow of the '67 War and her family's work as farmers caring for their land, to the involvement of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Redwood Press 2024

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 HER

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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SAWALHA, SIREEN HER

Yin, Saw Myat

Summary: "Because the people of Myanmar are relatively isolated from much of the development that has occurred in other parts of the globe, they have managed to maintain core traditions and values that have been in place for thousands of years. But when their way of life is threatened, as it has been during times of political upheaval and various human rights violations that have alarmed international...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cavendish Square 2022

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 959.1 YIN

Moss, Marissa

Summary: "From bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Marissa Moss, praised for her accessible blend of narrative nonfiction with graphic novel-style chapter openers in The Woman Who Split the Atom: The Life of Lise Meitner, comes another fascinating story of a groundbreaking woman in STEM. One of the founders of U.S. cryptology who would eventually become one of the world's greatest code...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2024

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FRI